Job Description

Fiscal and Technical Analyst

Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline. Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time:
8/26/2025

Department: Business Services (M)
Position Type: Support Staff (Classified / Confidential)
College/Campus: Moreno Valley
Physical location of the position: Moreno Valley
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Length: 12-month
Salary Range: Grade R
Salary Amount: $8,510 - $10,359
Salary Type: Monthly
Is this position categorically (grant) funded? No

Job Description

BASIC FUNCTION

Coordinates and performs the full range of professional and technical accounting and budget analysis functions for an assigned college; prepares, analyzes, and maintains budgets for college fiscal resources; conducts budget and financial research and analysis; prepares high level technical analysis which includes statements and reports for college wide programs and departments; provides guidance and professional support to administration, faculty, and classified professionals with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparation.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives general supervision from assigned area supervisor. May provide lead direction to temporary staff and/or student workers.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This classification in the Fiscal series is responsible for independently performing professional duties in support of the District's budget and financial accounting systems. Incumbents regularly work on tasks which are varied and complex, requiring considerable discretion and independent judgment. Employees in the classification rely on experience and judgment to analyze budgetary and financial documentation. Assignments are given with general guidelines. Work is typically reviewed upon completion for soundness, appropriateness, and conformity to policy and requirements.

Education:Education and Experience:

A bachelor's degree with coursework in accounting, finance, public administration, statistics, business administration, or a related field and five (5) years of professional accounting experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.

Experience:Knowledge of:

1. Operations and services of a comprehensive financial services program.
2. Generally accepted accounting principles and government auditing standards.
3. Governmental and/or fund accounting principles and procedures.
4. Principles of budget preparation, analysis, and monitoring.
5. Methods and techniques of auditing, verifying, balancing, and reconciling accounting records.
6. Operational characteristics and general principles and practices of financial management systems data processing.
7. Research and reporting methods, techniques, and procedures.
8. Principles and practices of technical report writing and preparation of business correspondence.
9. Principles and practices of fiscal, statistical, and administrative recordkeeping and reporting.

Ability to:

1. Perform a variety of professional financial duties involved in reviewing, analyzing, auditing, reconciling, and maintaining assigned accounts.
2. Prepare and analyze comprehensive financial statements and accounting reports.
3. Calculate, post, audit, and adjust journal entries including income and expenditures.
4. Reconcile various fiscal statements to ensure accurate fund accounting.
5. Analyze financial data and draw sound conclusions.
6. Conduct research, identify trends, and forecast needs.
7. Analyze, interpret, summarize, and present administrative and technical information and data in an effective manner.
8. Make accurate arithmetic, financial, and statistical computations.
9. Establish and maintain a variety of filing, recordkeeping, and tracking systems.
10. Understand, interpret, and apply all pertinent laws, codes, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards relevant to work performed, including State Budget and Accounting Manual and California Education Code.
11. Independently organize work, set priorities, meet critical deadlines, and follow up on assignments.
12. Exercise independent judgment within general policy and procedural guidelines.
13. Effectively use computer systems, software applications relevant to work performed, and business equipment to perform a variety of work tasks.
14. Communicate effectively in the course of performing work tasks.
15. Establish, maintain, and foster effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
16. Demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity and understanding of the diverse academic, socio-economic, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of students, staff, and the community.
17. Provide efficient, high-level customer service to the public, vendors, contractors, and District personnel.
Licenses/Certifications:Licenses and Certifications:

None.

Other:PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. This classification primarily works in an office and standing in and walking between work areas is occasionally required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Employees in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 25 pounds.

The essential functions of this classification must be performed by the incumbents with or without
reasonable accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with upset individuals in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.

Duties and Responsibilities:

EXAMPLES OF TYPICAL JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Performs the full range of budget and financial analysis duties within an assigned college; reviews, analyzes, audits, reconciles, monitors, and maintains assigned funds, budgets, and accounts; develops and forecasts budget recommendations using historical trend analysis.
2. Advises and reviews college revenue and expenditures; balances and audits accounts for appropriate use of funds and makes necessary adjustments; coordinates year-end closing process and mid-year and annual reporting.
3. Initiates and/or reviews financial forms related to fiscal operations; verifies funding accuracy and initiates corrections as needed; creates templates to streamline college processes and to ensure accuracy; ensures all contract documentation is appropriately submitted.
4. Analyzes resource requests in the financial management system based on program review; reconciles expenditures in the financial management system and personnel actions; updates system to determine outstanding requests for consideration by the appropriate committees.
5. Develops, maintains, and audits a variety of financial and statistical reports, statements, and records related to assigned funds and accounts, including capital budgets, grants, categorical funding, and reports to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established guidelines, laws, policies, procedures, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
6. Supports the accounting and recordkeeping of grants post-award cycle; submits budget resolutions; requests general ledger accounts; monitors grant expenses; audits fund drawdowns and prepares expenditure reports; and ensures that funds are expended as planned.
7. Compiles financial data for the completion of the accreditation report for the college and District for budgetary compliance and coordinates with colleagues to ensure consistency of reporting.
8. Conducts financial analysis, performing calculations, forecasting, and planning for college resources.
9. Conducts training on business processes and prepares training materials, creates templates, and provides training in computerized financial systems.
10. Participates in District-provided in-service training programs.
11. Performs other related duties as assigned; specific duties not listed does not exclude them for this classification if the work is similar or related.
Duties and Responsibilities - Continued:
Duties and Responsibilities: - Continued
Conditions of Employment:CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

SALARY: Salary grades consist of nine steps. A new employee is normally placed on Step 1 of the grade. Changes in step placement take place on the first day of the first month following the anniversary date of attaining permanent classified employee status until the maximum of the grade is reached.

HOLIDAYS: There are 13 holidays observed each year. A pro-rata reduction will be made for employees working less than full-time and less than twelve months.

VACATION: Employees are granted 12 days of vacation per year through the first five years of service to the District; 15 days after completion of five continuous years of service to the District; and 22 days after completion of 10 continuous years of service to the District. This computation is based on full-time, twelve-month employment. A pro-rata reduction will be made for employees working less than full-time and less than twelve months.

SICK LEAVE: One day of sick leave for each month of service is granted. This is based on full-time, twelve-month employment. A pro-rata reduction will be made for employees working less than full-time and less than twelve months. There is no limit to the number of days of sick leave which may be accrued.

FRINGE BENEFITS: The District provides a health and welfare benefit package for employees and legal qualifying dependents. Those employees working less than full-time and less than twelve months will receive a pro-rata share of the benefit package. The dollar value of the package is a subject of negotiation between the District and the Bargaining Unit.

The work location and assignment within a job classification is determined by the District and may be subject to change.

All offers of employment will be contingent upon the availability of funds and approval by the Board of Trustees.

The Riverside Community College District (the District) fosters and maintains a work environment free from discrimination harassment or retaliation, where all persons are treated with dignity and respect. The District is a proud equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person based on ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law. The District adheres to these principles in all aspects of employment, including, recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline and termination. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling the District's commitment to equal employment opportunity.

In addition, it is the policy of the District to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability or have inquiries regarding compliance or grievance procedures you may contact the District Compliance Officer and Title IX, Section 504/ADA Coordinator Lorraine Jones as follows:

Lorraine Jones, Ed.D., M.S.W.
District Compliance Officer and Title IX/ADA/504 Coordinator
3801 Market Street
Riverside, CA 92501
lorraine.jones@rccd.edu
951-222-8039.

Work Hours/Work Days for Classified and Hourly Positions Only:Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Required Applicant Documents:Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Other Transcript

Other Document:
Optional Applicant Documents:Letter of Recommendation 1
Letter of Recommendation 2
Other Document
Other Transcript
Associate or Equivalent Transcript
Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript
Masters or Equivalent Transcript

Other Document:
Effective Employment Date:Anticipated Start Date: October 20245
Application Deadline:08-26-2025
Special Comments:******************

IMPORTANT NOTICES:
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• It is anticipated that interviews will occur sometime during the 1st or 2nd week of June.

Please note: The selection process typically concludes within four to six weeks from the closing date. There are, however, exceptions to this general guideline. Status updates will be made throughout the process. Please refer to your account for any updates to the status of your application.

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• An electronic, RCCD on-line application must be completed to be considered. All portions of the application must be entirely filled out with all information qualifying an applicant for the position. Listing "see resume" or a similar statement is not acceptable. Only information on the official RCCD application (not resumes) will be considered to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum requirements for the position for which he/she is applying.
• All supporting materials, required or optional, must also be in electronic formats and attached to the electronic, on-line application when applying. Supporting materials are only accepted as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or Microsoft Word files and must be less than 2 MB in size.
• An application will not be considered complete unless ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS are electronically attached to the application by the Application Deadline date. An incomplete file may subject the candidate to disqualification.
• Paper applications and supporting materials, including letters of recommendation, WILL NOT be accepted! All documents must be submitted electronically with the online application.
• Letters of reference, IF REQUIRED, must be NON-CONFIDENTIAL and submitted electronically when applying on-line.
• Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed above by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
• The Riverside Community College District does not require testing at the initial application filing period. As you progress through the selection process, you may be required to perform a job-related test based on the needs of the work area for which you are being considered.
• The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicant should contact Diversity and Human Resources at (951) 222-8595 for assistance.

Application Types Accepted:Classified/Management/Confidential Application

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